Barrette without spring member

ABSTRACT

A hair barrette includes a barrette element having a number of comb teeth for engaging with a head of a user, and having a hook member formed on each of the free ends or outer ends for allowing the hook members of the barrette element to be engaged with each other and for attaching the barrette element onto the hair of the user without spring biasing members, the barrette element includes a base member and two barrette members each having an inner coupling end pivotally coupled to the base member with a hinge line, the barrette element includes a pattern applied onto the outer peripheral portion for decorative purposes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a hair barrette, and more particularlyto a hair barrette including a structure having no spring membersprovided or engaged therein for easily and readily attached onto thehead or hair of the user and for suitably styling the hair of the user.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Typical hair clips comprise two elongated clip members or comb membersbiased together with a spring biasing member for biasing or forcing thecomb members to clasp or to clip the hair of the user.

For example, U.S. Pat. No. 7,644,717 to Hsu discloses one of the typicalhair clips comprising an elongated clip member and a pin memberpivotally or rotatably coupled together, and a spring biasing memberengaged between the clip members or pin members for biasing the clipmembers or pin members together and for clasping or clipping the hair ofthe user.

However, the hair of the user may be tightly clamped or clasped betweenthe clip members or pin members by the spring biasing member and thehair of the user may have a good chance to be entangled or interfered bythe spring biasing member and the user may feel uncomfortable.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,318,054 to Neilson et al. discloses another typicalspiral spring hair barrette assembly comprising a comb and a flat spiralspring to which the comb is attached, the spiral spring has an insideand outside surface, and the inside surface coils around the ponytailwhen the barrette spring is coiled.

However, the typical hair barrettes may not be solidly or stably engagedwith the hair of the user and may have a good chance to be disengagedfrom the hair of the user.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate theafore-described disadvantages of the conventional hair barrettes and thehair clips.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a hairbarrette including a structure having no spring members for easily andreadily attached onto the head or hair of the user and for suitablystyling the hair of the user.

In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a hairbarrette comprising a barrette body element including a number of combteeth extended therefrom for engaging with a head of a user, andincluding two free ends each having a hook member provided thereon, andthe hook members of the barrette body element being engageable with eachother for stably or suitably attaching the barrette body element ontothe hair of the user.

The barrette body element includes a base member and two barrettemembers pivotally coupled to the base member. The barrette members eachinclude an inner coupling end pivotally coupled to the base member witha hinge line. The barrette body element may include a pattern providedthereon for marking or decorative purposes.

Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent from a careful reading of the detailed description providedhereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hair barrette in accordance with thepresent invention, at an open or non-working position;

FIG. 2 is a front plan schematic view of the hair barrette as shown inFIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is another perspective view of the hair barrette, at a folded orworking position;

FIG. 4 is a front plan schematic view of the hair barrette as shown inFIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the hair barrette, illustrating theoperation or the attachment of the hair barrette onto a head of theuser;

FIG. 6 is a further perspective view illustrating the other arrangementof the hair barrette;

FIG. 7 is a front plan schematic view of the hair barrette as shown inFIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a still further perspective view illustrating the operation ofthe hair barrette as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, at a folded or workingposition;

FIG. 9 is a front plan schematic view of the hair barrette as shown inFIG. 8; and

FIG. 10 is a perspective view, illustrating the operation or theattachment of the hair barrette onto a head of the user.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-4, a hair barrettein accordance with the present invention comprises a barrette bodyelement 1 including an intermediate or base member 10, and two elongatedand/or arched or curved barrette members 11, 12 each having an inner endor coupling end 13 pivotally or rotatably coupled to the base member 10with a pivot or coupling or hinge line 14 for allowing the barrettemembers 11, 12 to be pivoted or rotated relative to the base member 10between an open or unfolded or non-working position as shown in FIGS. 1and 2 and a folded or closed or working position as shown in FIGS. 3-5,and each having a number of comb teeth 15 for engaging with the hair 80of the user 8, and for styling the hair 80 of the user 8.

The barrette members 11, 12 each further include a free end or outer end17 having an ear or anchor or stop or curved hook member 16 formed orprovided thereon, and arranged for allowing the hook members 16 of thebarrette members 11, 12 to be engaged with each other and thus forallowing the barrette members 11, 12 to be suitably and comfortablyengaged with the hair 80 of the user 8 and to be solidly or stablyattached onto the hair 80 of the user 8 for suitably styling the hair 80of the user 8. The barrette members 11, 12 each may further include oneor more decorative words, patterns 18, or the like attached or appliedonto the outer peripheral portion thereof for decorative purposes.

Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 6-10, the base member and the barrettemembers 101 of the barrette body element 1 may be formed integral as aone-piece and curved structure and may also include a number of combteeth 15 for engaging with the hair 80 of the user 8, and for stylingthe hair 80 of the user 8, and may include two free ends or outer ends17 each having an ear or anchor or stop or curved hook member 16 formedor provided thereon, and arranged for allowing the hook members 16 ofthe barrette members 101 to be engaged with each other and thus forallowing the barrette members 101 to be suitably and comfortably engagedwith the hair 80 of the user 8 and to be solidly or stably attached ontothe hair 80 of the user 8 for suitably styling the hair 80 of the user8.

In operation, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, the hair 80 of the user 8 maybe suitably and comfortably engaged or clamped or clasped or retainedbetween the clip members 11, 12 and/or the base member 10, and the combteeth 15 may further engage with the hair 80 of the user 8 for stylingthe hair 80 of the user 8 and for solidly or stably attaching oranchoring onto the hair 80 of the user 8, without spring biasingmembers.

Accordingly, the hair barrette in accordance with the present inventionincludes a structure having no spring members for easily and readilyattached onto the head or hair of the user and for suitably styling thehair of the user.

Although this invention has been described with a certain degree ofparticularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure hasbeen made by way of example only and that numerous changes in thedetailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:
 1. A hair barrette comprising: a barrette body elementincluding a plurality of comb teeth extended therefrom for engaging witha head of a user, and including two free ends each having a hook memberprovided thereon, and said hook members of said barrette body elementbeing engageable with each other for attaching said barrette bodyelement onto the hair of the user.
 2. The hair barrette as claimed inclaim 1, wherein said barrette body element includes a base member andtwo barrette members pivotally coupled to said base member.
 3. The hairbarrette as claimed in claim 2, wherein said barrette members eachinclude an inner coupling end pivotally coupled to said base member witha hinge line.
 4. The hair barrette as claimed in claim 1, wherein saidbarrette body element includes a pattern provided thereon.